as in tried
to make an effort to do
after attempting—and failing—to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help don't even attempt walking on your broken foot
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Recent Examples of attempted
Since then three companies, under the auspices of this Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, have attempted to land on the Moon.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
On Thursday afternoon, the HPD attempted to get an ATV to tackle the challenging terrain to help further the investigation, ABC 13 reported.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The Tigers finished 14th in the SEC standings, but analytically showed strength in key offensive categories, ranking first in the conference and 17th nationally in free throw percentage, while also placing top five in the SEC in both 3-pointers attempted and 3-point percentage.
—Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Tyler Heineman attempted to advance from second on the play, but right fielder Peters made a strong throw to the cutoff man Murakami, who fired to third in time to get Heineman for the final out of the inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
On Thursday afternoon, the HPD attempted to get an ATV to tackle the challenging terrain to help further the investigation, ABC 13 reported.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The Tigers finished 14th in the SEC standings, but analytically showed strength in key offensive categories, ranking first in the conference and 17th nationally in free throw percentage, while also placing top five in the SEC in both 3-pointers attempted and 3-point percentage.
—Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Tyler Heineman attempted to advance from second on the play, but right fielder Peters made a strong throw to the cutoff man Murakami, who fired to third in time to get Heineman for the final out of the inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attempted
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Both sides have tried and failed to advance their partisan priorities the last few months.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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DePaul, which finished 16-16 and 8-12 in the Big East, must replace multiple seniors who tried to help coach Chris Holtmann turn the program around, including guard CJ Gunn and forward NJ Benson.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Attempted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attempted. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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